Jerry Lester is right on the money when it comes to using the .357 from Squirrels to Deer. I myself devoted my entire hunting season last year to using my Marlin .357 after reading posts from Jerry from the old Marlin Talk forums. He definitely got me curious and the result is the purchase of 2 more .357 Marlins and a Ruger SS Blackhawk!! My personal preference for Squirrels in that caliber is a 158 or 125gr FP Hard cast lead bullet over a light charge of Bullseye in a .357 Mag case. For anything larger I use Jerry's recommendation of a 125gr JSP over 7.5grs of Unique and CCI-550 Magnum primers. That load is very accurate indeed! I can load my .357's as cheap as shooting my .22's so I shoot them a lot more than my Magnum rifles now, and they are just plain fun to shoot. I use the factory open sights and just can't seem to think of anything better for me. I just can't stand to shoot a lever gun with a scope for some reason, it just don't feel natural to me.



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P.S.>I'm thinking of getting a Marlin 1894 Cowboy in .357 or 32-20, can't make up my mind....my wife thinks I'm crazy!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Last edited by Carwi; 03/19/04.
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